[A boy walks next to the rubble of house destroyed during a Syrian army military operation in April 2012 , in the town of Taftanaz. Image by AP Photo.]

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Regional and International perspectives

When Syria SneezesMurhaf Jouejate argues that the Syrian regime is trying to export sectarian violence to Lebanon as a means to deter foreign intervention on Syrian soil.

The National Coordination Committee for the forces of Democratic Change in Syria provides a translation of the interview that the French Newspaper “Le Figaro” conducted with Haytham Mannaa on Russia’s stance on the current situation in Syria.